Welcome!

The SFBC offers a relaxed and friendly place for people who
want to participate in a Buddhist community - or want clear instruction
about Buddhism and meditation and how they can apply it in their life.
We are part of the Triratna
Buddhist Community (formerly called "Friends of the Western
Buddhist Order") and have been located at 37 Bartlett (@ Valencia/21st) in
the Mission District since 1994.

Our community is dedicated to supporting the development of
spiritual friendship among those who wish to experience the benefits of
Buddhist practice and believe that it can make a constructive
contribution to the modern world. Our system of practice emphasizes the
following spiritual practices in addition to both samatha and vipassana
meditation: friendship/sangha, creativity/art, study, and ritual. Check
out this article on sfstation.com about meditation centers - it describes the
SFBC as an unpretentious and friendly place to learn meditation or
practice within a community.